50 year old photo - My first and second airguns when I was a kid!

[steve123]

My daughter was cataloging all the old family photos and I saw this one which I had totally forgot about.

Taken in 1970 or 71 while my Dad was stationed in Germany.

The one on the left is my first airgun which is a Daisy Field Master BB gun which my best friend Clay is holding. I was around 8-9 years old when I got it for my birthday so its a few years old by then.
The other I got when in Germany and is a Diana M27. I must have gotten the M27 shortly before the photo.

I looked pretty happy, lol!

 

[Struckat]

Oh man, those were the days. I would go back in a heartbeat.

Do you still have the 27?

 

[ram2jeep]

Wow! That’s pretty cool. I was at Ramstein in 73 with my father. He was stationed there after we left Thailand.

 

[Scotty1]

My daughter was cataloging all the old family photos and I saw this one which I had totally forgot about.

Taken in 1970 or 71 while my Dad was stationed in Germany.

The one on the left is my first airgun which is a Daisy Field Master BB gun which my best friend Clay is holding. I was around 8-9 years old when I got it for my birthday so its a few years old by then.
The other I got when in Germany and is a Diana M27. I must have gotten the M27 shortly before the photo.

I looked pretty happy, lol!

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Dude, those pants !

 

[Struckat]

My parents dressed me like that too.

 

[bivy53]

I’ll see your 50 and raise you 10. Roughly 60 yrs ago in the SoCal desert. Just happen to have a copy of that same pistola today!

 

[.20calguy]

My daughter was cataloging all the old family photos and I saw this one which I had totally forgot about.

Taken in 1970 or 71 while my Dad was stationed in Germany.

The one on the left is my first airgun which is a Daisy Field Master BB gun which my best friend Clay is holding. I was around 8-9 years old when I got it for my birthday so its a few years old by then.
The other I got when in Germany and is a Diana M27. I must have gotten the M27 shortly before the photo.

I looked pretty happy, lol!

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Now I see why Clay's not so happy!
Lol.
Awesome photo.

 

[oOmpH]

High level of awesomeness

 

[thomasair]

That’s great, Steve

 

[maxtrouble]

Very cool, do you still have the Diana 27? I like the "you can't tell me what to wear" no shoelaces look.

 

[beerthief]

Wonderful memories !
my friend and i tied our bb guns to the crossbar of our bikes (stealth travel ) to go 3 miles to a large 20 acre field of RR property where we played all day .

 

[KWK]

Kids used to say....

The flood is over
The land is dry
Why the heck
Are your pants so high?

They outgrow their britches so fast sometimes.
Were the striped pants bell bottoms?

 

[woogie_man]

Holy cow.... and here I thought you old guys only used bows and arrows! Man how tech has changed?

When did you guys start writing with pencils and not a hammer and chisel? LMAO


Im kidding of course. Those are really cool pictures

 

[Pale_Rider]

Man I wish I could’ve grown up in the 60’s-80’s. Seems like those times were the golden era. Most kids had airguns and their parents were OK with it. You had bunch of cool toys that are now deemed too dangerous for kids. The music was better too. The rock had more soul and the rap didn’t promote violence and opiod use. The dollar wasn’t that inflated. Not as much opposition against the second.
Yea I see why you guys call it the good ol’ days.

 

[Struckat]

Times were different.

I had access to all the firearms, but never touched them.
Why?
Because Dad said , “Don’t”

I rode my bike with the 760 across the handle bars. That would draw helicopters today.

 

[steve123]

Oh man, those were the days. I would go back in a heartbeat.

Do you still have the 27?

They sure were! Thankfully I was blessed with a loving mother and father.

Nope, I wore it out in 3 years or so and then I got another Diana that was a slightly larger rifle.

 

[steve123]

Wow! That’s pretty cool. I was at Ramstein in 73 with my father. He was stationed there after we left Thailand.

That's where we were stationed.

By 73 we were back in the USA here in northern AZ where my Dad retired.

 

[steve123]

Dude, those pants !

Ha, I know, look at those fancy stripes!

 

[steve123]

I’ll see your 50 and raise you 10. Roughly 60 yrs ago in the SoCal desert. Just happen to have a copy of that same pistola today!View attachment 365964

That's a great photo!!!!

 

[steve123]

That’s great, Steve

This passion that got started way back then has cost me a lot of $$$$ throughout the years, LOL!!!! Worth every penny.